EAL Learning Support Assistant

Protocol Education; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider is seeking an EAL Learning Support Assistant to support students with English as an additional language. This role involves collaborating with teachers, delivering small group interventions, and promoting inclusion in the classroom. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in supporting diverse learner needs, contributing to a positive learning environment.

Benefits

Free safeguarding and Prevent Duty training

Potential for permanent role

Qualifications

• All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.
• Experience working with students with EAL.
• Understanding of child protection and safeguarding policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to students with English as an additional language.
• Collaborate with teachers to enhance language development.
• Monitor student progress and feedback to relevant staff.

Skills

Inclusive Learning

Language Development

Collaboration

Organization Skills

Emotional Support

Education

Relevant qualifications for support role

Job description

EAL Learning Support Assistant

Full Time

As an EAL Learning Support Assistant, you will provide efficient and high-quality support to all students at the academy, focusing on those with English as an additional language. You will deliver small group interventions and support students in lessons to enhance outcomes and achievement at all levels. Embracing the Trust's values of bravery, exploration, pushing limits, and compassion is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Promote inclusion for all students.
• Support the development of basic skills and language proficiency for students with EAL.
• Collaborate with class teachers to target language development needs of students.
• Provide practical classroom support and deliver small group interventions for students with English as an additional language, helping them reach their potential.
• Work with subject teachers to ensure effective use of lesson materials, facilitating students' progress towards their target levels.
• Promote whole school strategies to support students with EAL.

Duties:

• Develop an understanding of students' language needs and support them in becoming independent learners in the classroom.
• Ensure students with EAL have access to lessons and content through appropriate clarification, explanations, equipment, and materials.
• Foster students' study and organizational skills, enabling them to remain focused and complete tasks effectively.
• Monitor students' responses to learning activities and their progress towards targets. Record achievements and provide feedback to teachers and the SLT as required.
• Assist in implementing and tracking student targets.
• Support students' emotional and social needs by modelling positive behaviour and maintaining high expectations aligned with the Academy's Behavior Policy.
• Contribute to students' pastoral care and serve as a co-tutor for a form group.
• Adhere to policies and procedures related to child protection, security, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting concerns to the appropriate person.
• Contribute to the review of academy policies as needed.
• Accompany teaching staff and students on visits, trips, and out-of-school activities.
• Attend and actively participate in relevant meetings.
• Develop and implement whole school strategies to support students with EAL.
• Lead and champion whole school strategies to support students with EAL.

Rate dependant on qualifications and experience

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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